Commercial & Supplier Manager

The GPT Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Generous leave options

Parental leave benefits

Learning & Development

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

The GPT Group in Sydney is seeking an experienced Commercial & Supplier Manager to own IT contract lifecycle, supplier governance and procurement across the technology portfolio. You will drive sourcing, negotiation, vendor risk management and compliance, shaping frameworks and audits while delivering measurable value.

You will lead end-to-end IT purchasing, business cases, evaluations and approvals, while developing performance dashboards for leadership and ensuring audit-ready documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT contract lifecycle management.
• Strong vendor governance and risk management.
• Ability to lead RFPs and tender processes.
• Understanding of cybersecurity, privacy and business continuity in contracts.
• Excellent stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own IT contract lifecycle—from sourcing to termination—via a central contract register with monitoring of dates, SLAs and KPIs.
• Lead commercial negotiations with vendors, MSPs and cloud partners for value and risk control.
• Maintain supplier risk frameworks, scorecards and governance cadences for material suppliers.
• Manage vendor disputes, escalations and remediation.
• Serve as procurement lead for IT, managing purchasing, business cases, evaluations and approvals.
• Develop and execute RFPs, RFQs and tender processes with market scans and due diligence.
• Shape procurement frameworks including preferred suppliers, category management and renewals.
• Maintain governance frameworks with audit-ready documentation for internal/external audits.
• Develop performance dashboards and governance reporting for leadership.

Skills

Procurement

Contracting

Vendor governance

RFP/RFQ Tendering

IT governance

Tools

Contract mgmt software

Job description

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We shape leading experiences across office, retail, logistics and student accommodation.

We’re one of Australia’s largest property groups, managing $38.9 billion worth of assets across the country.

Our sustainable returns from investments come from focusing on what matters most to customers — a great experience and doing good. Every day, our people are driving positive impact for people, place and planet. They’re inquisitive, pioneering industry firsts and pushing new ideas to deliver exceptional outcomes.

This passion and expertise creates an employee experience that puts wellbeing, flexibility and opportunity first.

The role

We are looking for an experienced Commercial & Supplier Manager to join our IT function, taking accountability for commercial, contractual, procurement and supplier governance across the technology portfolio.

This role is central to ensuring IT investments deliver measurable value, vendor performance is optimised and contractual risk is well managed. Working closely with the IT management team, Legal and Risk, you will lead procurement execution, contract lifecycle management and vendor governance bringing the commercial discipline and rigour needed to support our organisational priorities.

What you will be doing

• Own the full IT contract lifecycle — sourcing, negotiation, execution, renewal, variation and termination — via a centralised contract register with proactive monitoring of key dates, SLAs and KPIs.
• Lead commercial negotiations with vendors, managed service providers and cloud partners to secure value for money and manage risk.
• Maintain supplier risk frameworks, performance scorecards and governance cadences for material suppliers, ensuring contracts address cybersecurity, privacy, data protection and business continuity.
• Manage vendor disputes, escalations and remediation.
• Serve as the primary procurement lead for IT, managing end-to-end purchasing, business cases, evaluations and approvals.
• Develop and execute RFPs, RFQs and tender processes, including market scans, commercial due diligence and evaluation frameworks.
• Shape and maintain procurement frameworks, including preferred supplier arrangements, category management and renewals.
• Maintain governance frameworks to ensure policy and regulatory compliance, with audit-ready documentation and support for internal and external audits.
• Develop performance dashboards and governance reporting for leadership.

What makes you stand out

You will be the primary procurement lead for IT, owning end-to-end purchasing, governance and compliance across the technology portfolio.

• Develop and execute RFPs, RFQs and tender processes, including market scans, commercial due diligence and evaluation frameworks.
• Shape and maintain procurement frameworks, including preferred supplier arrangements, category management and renewals.
• Maintain governance frameworks to ensure policy and regulatory compliance, with audit-ready documentation and support for internal and external audits.
• Develop performance dashboards and governance reporting for leadership.

What makes us stand out

• Enjoy flexible working arrangements and generous leave options.
• Experience market-leading parental leave benefits including 22 weeks paid leave for either carer and childcare allowance once you return to work.
• Embrace diverse and challenging career opportunities, supported by our dedicated Learning & Development Team committed to your growth.
• Engage in comprehensive Wellbeing programs and benefit from market-leading policies and support tailored to diverse needs.
• Be recognised by peers through nomination awards and take part in our generous Employee Referral Program.

We know the power of a great experience

• Ranked 4th in the 2025 Gender Equality Global Report released by Equileap.
• Placed 1st of real estate investment trusts in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2025 Yearbook.
• Earned a Gold ranking in Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
• Awarded our fifth consecutive Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in 2023-2025.
• Committed to our second Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

GPT offers an inclusive workplace culture and embraces people with diverse perspectives, skills and backgrounds. We welcome applications from First Nations candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with disability and people of diverse ages, cultures and backgrounds.

If this role sounds like you, we want to hear from you. Go for it!